Statement on Hyatt Regency Buffalo labor action.

That's our @mackhollins 🫶🥹

Celebrating this week’s NFLPA #CommunityMVP, @mackhollins 🌟 The @patriots wide receiver and long-time @SpecialOlympics ambassador hosted a Family Field Day for 125 Special Olympics athletes and their families. Hollins fully funded the event, which featured eight interactive sports stations, a photo booth, face painting, food, a live DJ and more. Hollins has served as a Special Olympics ambassador for six years. Learn more about the event here: bit.ly/3THA1Cr In honor of being named this week’s #CommunityMVP, the NFLPA is donating $10,000 to Mack's Free The Feet Foundation. You can also contribute to this charitable cause through our supporting partner @gofundme by using the link below. 🎨 : @HeartlentGroup 🔗 : bit.ly/4rMmF4z

We mourn the passing of former NFLPA President Jeff Van Note, whose leadership and service helped strengthen our union. Our heartfelt condolences are with all who knew and loved him.

Another week of making an impact. Shoutout to our Week 3 #CommunityMVP runners-up 💪

The game leaves a legacy. So do the players. As we celebrate 70 years of the NFLPA, we asked players what they want their legacy to be. On the field, off the field and beyond the game. Learn more about the union’s 70th anniversary: nflpa.com/posts/70-years-str…

The Rams elected S and captain Quentin Lake as their @NFLPA rep for a third straight season. TE Colby Parkinson, OT David Quessenberry and RB Blake Corum will be alternates this year. Here’s Quentin on why he wants to lead in this capacity:

Your 2026-2027 NFLPA player reps for the Packers, Bears, Rams and Panthers 🤝

Week 2 #CommunityMVP @44Ytw sharing the love with Week 3 winner @ShedeurSanders 🌟 There’s still time to contribute to Travon’s foundation as it continues to empower youth to reach their full potential. Donate here: bit.ly/3V2SbPh

There have been a lot of questions about the field surface in Brazil, and I wanted to provide the NFLPA’s perspective.   Our number one priority is the health and safety of our players. The concern heading into this week was that the field would be loose, patchy, and lead to excessive slipping. Those conditions are generally more of a playability and performance issue than a significant injury concern.   But safety isn't the only standard. Players should be able to perform at the level they expect of themselves and that fans expect from them. A thin, slick field may not present the same risks as a surface with too much traction, but it still affects performance and the quality of the game.   We've been in regular communication with the league about the field. Both the NFLPA's and the league's field experts have been on the ground in Brazil for days, monitoring conditions and working to make the surface as safe and playable as possible for Sunday.   Based on our experts' assessment, the field needed better traction and stability. They recommended reinforced stitching to help the surface hold together and brought in equipment to reinforce as much of the field as possible before the game. Our experts will remain engaged and continue evaluating conditions through kickoff.   The work happening this week also highlights two larger issues.   First, we need field standards that account for both safety and performance. The NFL, NFLPA, and our field and engineering experts spend a lot of time working on these issues, and we've made progress. But we're not where we need to be yet. We can't have surfaces that melt players' cleats, like we saw in Nashville last week. We can't have frozen fields that create unnecessary risks. The best athletes in the world should be playing on surfaces that meet the same standard of excellence we expect from them every week.   Second, this reinforces one of our concerns about international expansion. Two of the three games played in Brazil have had field-related issues. That's not a coincidence. This time of year makes it extremely challenging to maintain the kind of grass surface we expect at the NFL level.   Our guys are exceptional at what they do, and I'm confident they'll put on a terrific game in Rio this week. They always do. But we owe it to them to provide the best possible opportunity to succeed. Players can overcome a lot. But they shouldn't have to overcome the field. The NFL has been clear they want to continue to grow the game internationally. However, growth alone cannot be the goal. The goal has to be growing the game while maintaining the standards our players deserve. If we can't do both, then we need to make different decisions.

A well-deserved congratulations to @ShedeurSanders, our Week 3 NFLPA #CommunityMVP 🏆 The @Browns quarterback hosted backpack giveaway events for students at Caledonia Elementary and Kirk Middle School in East Cleveland. Shedeur handed out 500 backpacks filled with school supplies and celebrated with students over pizza and ice cream. Learn more about the events here: bit.ly/4xGVPvJ In honor of him being named this week’s #CommunityMVP, the NFLPA is donating $10,000 to Shedeur’s Legendary Impact Foundation. You can also contribute to this charitable cause through our supporting partner @gofundme by using the link below. 🎨: @HeartlentGroup 🔗: bit.ly/4hlU693

Cheers to our Week 2 #CommunityMVP runners-up 🎉

Meet the 2026-2027 NFLPA player reps for the Bengals, Ravens, Titans and Vikings ‼️

Now that the season is underway and fines are being handed out again, it's worth remembering what the NFLPA negotiated this offseason. The changes we made will put real money back in the pockets of hundreds of players at the end of the season.

💯 touchdowns and counting for @CMC_22

Big ups to our Week 2 NFLPA #CommunityMVP, Travon Walker 🙌 The @Jaguars defensive end partnered with @BlessinBackpack to address weekend food insecurity for 500 students at North Shore Elementary, a Title I school in Jacksonville. Through a $5,000 contribution from the Travon Walker Foundation, students received nutritious, kid-friendly food to help bridge the 65-hour hunger gap many face over the weekend. Walker also helped pack all 500 food bags and penned a personal note of support for each student. Learn more about the event here: bit.ly/4yPGw5b In honor of being named this week’s #CommunityMVP, the NFLPA is donating $10,000 to Travon’s foundation. You can also contribute to this charitable cause through our supporting partner @gofundme by using the link below. 🎨: @HeartlentGroup 🔗: bit.ly/3V2SbPh

Just one week into the season and our player members are already making a huge difference in their communities. Give it up for our Week 1 #CommunityMVP runners-up 👏👏

Introducing the first group of our newly elected NFLPA player reps for the 2026-2027 season from the Bills, Commanders, Colts and Eagles. 👏 Throughout the season, these players will work as liaisons in the locker room and help push the union's mission forward to improve the game for members.

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we celebrate the Hispanic changemakers who have shaped football through their passion, culture, and contributions. We honor their legacy and the lasting impact they continue to make on and off the field.

Starting of the 13th season of NFLPA Community MVP strong with our Week 1 winner, Laremy Tunsil 👏 The @commanders offensive tackle partnered with Grammy-nominated artist and DMV native Brent Faiyaz to host The Giving Tree, a back-to-school event for 250 local children from low-income families. Attendees received backpacks with school supplies, were treated to a styling suite for haircuts and customized first-day-of-school outfits, as well as a gaming truck, pizza and ice cream. Learn more about the event here: bit.ly/4ij2gkO In honor of being named this week's #CommunityMVP, the NFLPA is donating $10,000 to Laremy's nonprofit of choice: The Legacy Philanthropy. You can also support this charitable cause through our supporting partner @gofundme by using the link below. 🎨: @HeartlentGroup 🔗: bit.ly/3SYIaSs